Lovely, “Wolfman,” “Kites” Re-Cut

The Lovely BonesPeter Jackson tells Reuters that he recut his film adaptation of the Alice Sebold bestseller after a test screening.

Why he recut it though is a reason you rarely here – the audience “wanted far more violence”. The director told the news services that the test groups weren’t satisfied with the death of a character, and he re-edited the film to “basically add more violence and suffering” but still keep things in the PG-13 rating.

** SPOILERS ** The article goes into detail as well about the changes made. The death involves a man falling off a cliff to his death. In the original cut, Jackson chose to simply have him disappear off the edge of a cliff. In the new cut, they use digital effects to add shots where (the character) bounces against the cliff on the way down.

The WolfmanEarly last week /Film uncovered an interesting bit of news buried in a Variety article – that editor Dennis Virkler has been replaced.

The move is yet another rehiring on the long troubled project. Johnston replaced original helmer Mark Romanek, Vic Armstrong came onboard as second-unit director on reshoots in May, and the other week Paul Haslinger was hired to replace original composer Danny Elfman.

KitesFinally, Brett Ratner (“Rush Hour,” “X-Men: The Last Stand”) has been called in to re-cut the English-language version of Hindi feature “Kites” for Reliance BIG Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.

Directed by Anurag Basu, the film stars Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori in a love story shot in Las Vegas, Mumbai, New Mexico and Los Angeles. The new version will be released internationally in both Hindi and English.